Project Engineering Intern - College Career Fair

V2X; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

V2X is seeking a Project Engineering Intern in Indianapolis, IN to support design, development, integration, and testing of airborne and ground-based systems. You will work with Systems, Hardware, and Software Engineering teams and interact with Production, Supply Chain, and Quality Assurance to drive technical solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

Role emphasizes coordination, agile processes, and compliance with DoD and ITAR standards while gaining hands-on exposure to multi-discipline

Qualifications

• Candidate must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, pursuing a technical degree in Engineering.
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0+ is strongly desired (Please upload an unofficial transcript when applying).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the technical project team to stay within budget and schedule.
• Develop spend plans, staffing plans, the project schedule, and the program organizational chart.
• Create project backlog, write user stories, and manage Agile releases.
• Support program reviews with cost, schedule, and performance data for leadership and customers.
• Collaborate with Program Management to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Assist in Program Review data preparations for leadership.
• Ensure compliance with DoD, MIL-STD, ITAR, cyber standards.
• Assist proposals: Basis of Estimates (BOEs), estimates, and proposal volumes.
• Lead cross-disciplinary technical teams across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, integration, and test.
• Leadership: problem solver, collaborative, and effective communicator.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Project planning

US Citizenship

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Windows

Education

Engineering student

GPA 3.0+

Accredited college

Tools

Microsoft Project

Scheduling software

Job description

Overview

V2X Overview: Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $4.5B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

Role Overview: V2X has a Project Engineering Internship opportunity for a current college student to join our Project Engineering Department in Indianapolis, IN during the Summer of 2027. As an Project Engineering Intern, you will work within a team of talented and experienced engineers leading the design, development, integration, and testing of V2X Projects in both airborne and ground based systems. The Project Engineering Intern will support all phases of the development process, working across disciplines to support the development of technical solutions and supporting a multi-discipline team, which includes Systems, Hardware, and Software Engineering functions, as well as other disciplines such as Production, Supply Chain, and Quality Assurance. The Project Engineer works in a fast-paced environment providing technical leadership to design, develop, and deliver products to support the lifecycle of the program.

Project Engineering at V2X : Project Engineering is a specialized field within engineering that focuses on planning, managing, and executing projects. It combines technical expertise with project management skills to successfully achieve project objectives. Project Engineering demands a robust understanding of the project life cycle and its deliverables. Project engineers possess engineering experience, particularly in the development and execution of engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the coordination and organization of the technical project team, including the ability to ensure all disciplines on the program execute within the established program budget and schedule.

• Coordinate the development of spend plans, staffing plans, the project schedule, and the program organizational chart.

• Support the creation of the project backlog, write user stories, and support management of releases for Agile Projects.

• Support project reviews, supporting the creation and presentation of program cost, schedule and measurement data to business leadership and customers.

• Collaborate with the Program Management to ensure technical cost, schedule, and performance objectives are achieved.

• Participate in Program Review preparations, supporting the program manager in the development of program review data for business leadership.

• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (DoD, MIL-STD, ITAR, cyber compliance, etc.).

• Support proposals within Program areas. This includes supporting the assembly of engineering estimates, supporting Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and supporting the writing and review of proposal volumes.

• Support and Lead cross-disciplinary technical teams across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, integration, and test.

  Leadership Competencies:

• Problem Solver who is both innovative and someone who can drive execution of projects.

• Highly collaborative and able to work across functional teams, customers, and leadership.

• Effective communicator with both technical an d non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Positive attitude and proven leadership skills

• Customer focus and ability to collaborate

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Interest in Leading Teams and People to Project Goals and Deliverables

• Systems Engineering knowledge – Requirements Management, IV&V experience, and life cycle management of projects

• Ability to create and maintain project plans. This includes leading and coordinating project tailoring

• US Citizenship required

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Teams, and Windows

  Desired Skills:

• Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Project and scheduling practices.

• Previous Engineering project and/or internship experience

• Ability to work in a team environment

  Education & Experience:

• Candidate must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, pursing a technical degree in Engineering

• A cumulative GPA of 3.0+ is strongly desired (Please upload an unofficial transcript when applying)